- A Patient's Guide to the
Internet
 - A step-by-step guide for patients seeking medical information on the
Internet : Covers References, Resources, Support Groups, Mailing Lists, Medical
Terminology, and a Glossary.
- Allexperts Medical Q&A -
Doctors, professors, and others in all major fields of medicine ready, willing, and able
to answer your questions.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -
Assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional, and
mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.
- American Psychological Assoc (APA) Help Center -
offers facts, tips and information on coping with job insecurity and workplace stress,
family situations such as problem teenagers or caring for elderly parents, and the
'mind-body connection,' including coping with life-threatening or chronic illnesses.
- Bennett Family Practice
- Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine
- beWELL.com - Medical information for everyone.
- The Cancer Supportive Care Programs For
Total Patient Care - Programs to Complement Surgery, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy
and Immunotherapy
- CancerLinks... Searching the web for information
- The CancerLinks Search Website is devoted to helping people search the World Wide Web in
an effort to learn more about Cancer, its effects, and its treatment. Along with an
exhaustive listing of excellent URLs, there is also a Web Search Tutorial for beginners.
- CHID - Combined Health Information Database - CHID is
a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database
provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health
education resources. The value of this database is that it lists a wealth of education
materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.
- Colorado HealthNet: Chronic Illnesses -
Provides free access to support services, resources, holistic health and other medical
information for persons with chronic medical conditions.
- Common Orthopaedic Hand
Conditions - Common Orthopaedic Hand Conditions - A patient information web site
discussing several hand ailments - Topics Covered: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cysts,
Dupuytren's Contracture, de Quervain's Tenosynovitis, Trigger Finger/Thumb. Also helpful
info for medical students during their ortho clerkship. Written in a basic, easy to
understand format.
- Diagnostic Doc - Provides concise information
discussing treatments, therapies, preventive health care, and alternative medicine.
- Diagnostic Procedures Database from
Healthgate - The 294 procedures covered in this reference are presented in a format
that allows rapid review; Includes complete and comprehensive indexing and extensive
cross-referencing within procedure sections.
- Doctors Forum - "A complete online medical
reference written with the layperson in mind." Professional services registration
also available.
- Empowermed, Inc. - Empowermed, Inc. is a
professional health and medical information service creating completely customized medical
and medical research reports.
- A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet
- Covers medical chats, newsgroups, listservs, doctors online, Medline access, research
tips, and comprehensive medical and health sites.
- Health and Medical Information, medical links. -
Medical and health information for health professionals, patients and families.
Information about hospitals, diseases, injuries, health care, surgery and infections.
- HealthCentral.com - HealthCentral.com has
personalized, accurate and entertaining consumer health information from Dr. Dean Edell.
The site's information is designed to enable anyone to make intelligent, informed
decisions about health-related products and services.
- healthfinder - is a "gateway"
website for Health and Human Services information from the US Government. Healthfinder can
lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and
support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce information for the public.
- HealthScout: Personalized Health News For You And
Your Family - Personal and family health news, interactive checkups, medical
encyclopedias, discussion groups, articles on drugs, diseases.
- HealthySelf: Health and Medical
Information Research Service - HealthySelf provides fee-based health and medical
information on diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and
resources.
- HealthyWay - A comprehensive online health
and wellness resource designed primarily for Canadians, but offers excellent information
and services. The Reference Tools section includes charts, checklists, primers, and how-to
sites.
- Heart Information Network - HeartInfo - HeartInfo
is an independent, educational website founded by a patient and a physician. Welcome!
- HELP - Health Education Library for People -
with many free online full-text books and magazines on health and illness.
- How to Review Your Blood Test Results
- Explains glucose, electrolytes, minerals, thyroid and others.
- Information for Patients on
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology from the ACAAI - Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is an
information and news service for patients, parents of patients, purchasers of group health
programs, the news media, and others interested in the allergic diseases. The site is
maintained by allergists, the specialists who treat allergies and asthma, and their
professional organization, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
- Internet Grateful Med V2.6.2 - National Library
of Medicine's Grateful Med user interface.
- JAMA's patient
education pages - The full text of patient education pages from the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
- KALEIDOSCOPE Interactive - ktv-i.com Health
television, news, chat, live video. Health organization directory, doctor, hospital and
health plan directories (by state). HealthLink, a weekly email digest is also available.
- KidsHealth - Children's Health & Parenting
Information - Looking for expert health information for the entire family?
KidsHealth.org has the latest on everything from chicken pox to dyslexia in easy-to-read
articles for kids, teens, and parents.
- KMESA's Asbestos Disease Resources -
Information, resources and links about mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases, treatment
options, asbestos litigation, and occupational health, from KMESA Law Offices.
- Laboratory Tests and Other
Diagnostic Medical Tests - is an excellent reference, written for parents to help
explain diagnostic procedures to their children. Because its intended audience is
children, the descriptions are brilliant in their simplicity and structure. You can search
for a test in two ways: 1) by name, or 2) by the kind of sample that is collected or type
of imaging.
- Laurus Health Information - Laurus provides
up-to-date, physician-reviewed information on health conditions and pharmaceuticals, plus
descriptions of medical tests and procedures.
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - Mayo Clinic experts
provide current medical information and news on health topics.
- MCare: Health at Home -
An online book covering a broad range of health topics, with questions to guide the reader
as to whether the condition can be treated at home or should be checked by a doctor.
- MCW HealthLink - Expert physicians from the
Medical College of Wisconsin provide up-to-date health information and medical news.
- Medcareonline - Online information about
women's health, men's health and sexuality, pregnancy and reproductive health, child care,
aging, physical fitness, dental health, heart conditions, mental health and parenting.
- The Medical Reporter - An independent,
educational health and medical magazine on the Web for health care consumers.
- Medical World Search - is a unique search engine
that understands medical terminology, can query other search engines, and results in
precise, targeted searches. It also remembers query history for registered users
(registration is free), and has a discussion forum.
- Medicine OnLine (meds.com) - In-depth information on
cancer for health care professionals and patients. Features DoseCalc and Daily Oncology
News. Excellent collection of cancer sites and information.
- Mediconsult.com - For each medical topic or
condition listed, MediConsult presents a "kit" of organized information relevant
to that subject. The educational materials provide a basic understanding of the subject,
the latest treatments, medications, organizations, support groups, clinical trials,
fitness/prevention, and glossary of terms associated with the condition.
- MedInfo - Patient Information - MedInfo provides
accessible and easy to understand information for patients on common ailments and medical
questions.
- MEDLINEplus - The National Library of
Medicine's MEDLINEplus, the consumer version of MEDLINE, is designed to assist you in
locating appropriate, authoritative sources containing information that will help you
research your health questions.
- Medpatients Network - General medical
information.
- Medscape - One of the foremost medical sites on
the Internet, Medscape offers the Web's largest collection of free, full-text,
peer-reviewed clinical medicine articles.
- Missouri Teratogen Information Service
- A site for pregnant women and/or their doctors who are concerned about the effects of
taking medications during pregnancy.
- National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Contains links to the NIDDK's National
Diabetes Education Program, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National
Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, National Kidney and Urologic Diseases
Information Clearinghouse, and the Weight Control Information Network.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - This is the
official web site of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world's foremost
medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research.
- National Institutes of Health, Office of
Rare Diseases - Here you can find information on more than 6000 rare diseases,
including current research, publications from scientific and medical journals, completed
research, ongoing studies, and patient support groups.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) - The National
Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's
largest medical library. The collections stand at 5 million items--books, journals,
technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images.
- National Organization for Rare Disorders -
NORD is a clearinghouse for information concerning disorders affecting fewer than 200,000
individuals worldwide. They will mail or fax information for a small fee.
- Navy Health Book - General and
comprehensive information for patient education which includes Health Promotion, Adult
Medicine and Pediatrics. Compiled from the HEALTHWATCH articles in the Naval Service
Medical News.
- NetHealth Online Guide - A comprehensive guide to
health on the Internet, with reviews and links to hundreds of online resources.
- Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease; Cause &
Prevention - Not-for-profit site about foods and supplements and how they prevent
heart disease and promote general health. Tables, links, comments, nutrition, causes.
- Ohio State University's
patient education documents - Covers an extensive list of medical and surgical
conditions. Documents are available in pdf format.
- Oncolink - Contains information specific to
many types of cancer, including the National Cancer Institute's PDQ statements.
- OnHealth - OnHealth Network
home page. Columnists, conditions, resource guides, references, experts, discussions, and
searches all available here.
- PubMed - NLM's search service to
access the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating
online journals), and other related databases.
- Quackwatch - Your Guide to Health Fraud,
Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions. Operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
- Sapient Health Network - SHN serves the information
and support needs of people with serious health concerns and their friends and families,
and offers the most active web-based support communities for specific health conditions.
- Scleroderma from A to Z - Over 250 pages
of Scleroderma medical information and worldwide support group resources. Scleroderma is
an autoimmune disease which can occur by itself or along with other illnesses such as
lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, etc.
- Self-Help & Psychology Magazine - Self-Help and
Psychology Magazine is an educational publication written by mental health professionals
for discussion of general psychology as applied to everyday lives. SHPM is a
service-oriented, educational forum by behavioral health-care providers.
- The Spine Page - Dr
Glenn Amundsen of the University of Kansas Medical Center describes the common causes of
back pain, and the associated diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Thrive: Your online health and fitness resource.
- Your place for health and medicine, fitness, outdoors, nutrition, and relationships
& sexuality, with experts, resources, and community.
- U. S. Public Health Service -
"This web site is designed to help people learn more about public health and about
the PHS during its Bicentennial year."
- WebDoctor - WebDoctor is a
comprehensive index of Internet medical information designed by a team of physicians for
physicians.
- WebMD | health & wellness center - offers
personalized information, web-based support communities, medical news, and interactive
self-care tools.
- WellnessWeb The Patient's Network - WellnessWeb is
a comprehensive health and wellness site with sections on cancer, heart disease, women's
health, seniors, nutrition, fitness, smoking cessation and others.
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